Lets face it, our defensive zone can be a chaotic area at times, but by being conscientious of keeping good width and depth to our positioning we can spend less time running around and more time shutting down the attack.

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How to Play Hockey Module 2: Defensive Zone Tactics

Module 2: Defensive Zone. This module starts with defensive zone fundamentals. We explore the zone without the puck, and then with puck possession. The breakout section is quite extensive, and gets a lot of traffic. Defensive zone tactics can have subtle variations at higher levels but all systems have common principles. We’ll stick to the key concepts, but explore them in detail in some of the...